Lesson 7 Flashcards

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An associate or coworker of similar status

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Colleague

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An abnormal fear of narrow and closed spaces

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Claustrophobia

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To lower oneself in a position in which one considers inferior
To behave in an offensively superior manner
Showing an offensively superior manner

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Condescend

Condescending

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3
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Conditional depending in something else
Likely but not certain to happen possible
A group that is part of a larger one

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Contingent

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4
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To discourage or intimidate

So difficult or dangerous as to discourage or intimidate

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Daunt

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5
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A downpour of rain a flood
A flood of anything
To flood or overwhelm

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Deluge

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6
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To clear away to remove or get rid of as if by scattering

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Dispel

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7
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To give a title nickname or description to

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Dub

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8
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A sounding of trumpets or other brass instruments

Any showy display

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Fanfare

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9
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A young bird just learning to fly
A young and inexperienced person
New and untested

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Fledgling

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10
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Empty shallow or silly

Foolishness a silly or pointless act

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Inane

Inanity

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11
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Courage to bear up under difficult circumstances spirit

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Mettle

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12
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Small and unimportant not worth noticing

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Negligible

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13
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To draw out or lengthen (in time)

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Protract

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14
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A cop or reproduction especially one on a smaller scale than the original.

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Replica

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